Michael Cowan
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Michael Joseph Cowan is a former first-class cricket
First-class cricket
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er for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
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. A right-handed batsman and a left-arm fast medium bowler, he averaged 5.54 in 94 innings with the bat, with a high score of 22. His bowling return was 276 wickets at 24.57, with a best of 9-43. He toured Pakistan
Pakistan
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 with the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
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in 1955. A back injury caused his early return home, and prevented him playing in 1956.

In 1958 and 1959, he was the professional at Bingley C.C. In 1960, he returned to the county side to take 77 wickets, but then faded from the scene.
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